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Hexenherz posted...

Read this today, it really, really pissed me off:

Representative [Vicky] Hartzler [R-MO], meanwhile, said shes open to crafting legislation that would make it harder for youngsters to buy violent games.

Even though I know there are studies that have said there is no causal link, as a mom and a former high school teacher, it just intuitively seems that prolonged viewing of violent nature would desensitize a young person, she said.

"The studies sayyyy it's OK but I'm a mom so it must be bad!"

Funny how this doesn't apply to movies or TV though.

And I don't really believe this at all. I've played violent video games my whole life and even gruesome games like Mortal Kombat or Manhunt don't bother me at all. But real violence is way different and genuinely disturbs me, I really hate seeing it. I don't know, maybe I'm in the minority with that, but I'd go as far as to say that I believe anyone who thinks games will desensitize you to real violence probably hasn't seen one or the other.